PPB January 2017

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JANUARY 2017

CONNECT

PPAI’s Barnett Joins TRASA Board Planning Session,

Discussion On Attracting Young Professionals

In November, PPAI Diversity Development and Engagement Manager Seth Barnett joined the board of the Three Rivers Advertising

Specialty Association (TRASA) to take part in the regional association’s 2017 strategic plan discussion. Part of a larger strategic

discussion, Barnett contributed his insights to the board’s focus on attracting and engaging young professionals in the industry as part

of its 2017 plan. TRASA intends to host several young professional-friendly events in 2017 as well as target local universities to educate

the academic community about the industry.

PPAI Diversity Development and

Engagement Manager Seth Barnett’s (right)

discussion with the TRASA board—(from left)

TRASA Past President Ned West; Treasurer and

Expo Co-Chair Bonnie Megan; Board Member

Jeff Colley; Fall Showcase Co-Chair Amy Tiller;

President Tom Clouser, MAS; Expo Co-Chair

Trent Geis; Expo Co-Chair Steve McWilliams;

and Vice President and Fall Showcase

Co-Chair Joe Aiken—touched on a number

of topics, including young professionals’

demographics, events that attract

Millennials, community outreach projects and

opportunities for TRASA to get involved in

the more than 35 universities in the area.

PPAI Creative Services Manager Gretchen Demke (right) and Marketing Manager Sarah Dodd (center) help

Irving Cares Director of Development Heather Newell unload some of the more than 425 pounds of food PPAI

staff collected for the organization in the Association’s holiday food drive.

PPAI Staff Donate

Food, Money To

Local Food Pantry

Irving Cares

PPAI’s holiday food drive last fall

raised $590 and collected more

than 425 pounds of food for food

pantry Irving Cares, a local United

Way agency dedicated to providing

Irving residents with temporary

assistance and training to promote

self-sufficiency. The Association has

supported Irving Cares since 2003 and

in that time has donated more than

41,000 pounds of goods to benefit

hungry families in the community.

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